opposition party and the daughter of former prime minister thaksin shinawatra. the winning candidate, and their party will have to grapple with a slew of domestic issues including polarised politics and a slowing economy. for more on this, i spoke to syetarn hansakul of the economist intelligence unit, who told me thailand is slowly recovering from the pandemic. economic situation has improved from last year. it is in the middle of a cyclical rebound because coming out of the pandemic recession a lick later than others, but finally, after the country opened in late 2022, the tourism sector, which has been a key part of the countries gdp, is recovering slowly. shabbat is to improve jobs and income, and we are seeing the rebound unfolding. but having said that, there are plenty of structural issues that are hurting thailand s long term competitiveness, and thatis long term competitiveness, and that is something the new government will need to look into and correct. [30 govern
the economy is coping with the cost of living crisis when we get first quarter gdp figures in just over an hour s time. it s expected to have continued growing by 0.2% in the first three months of the year. hardly booming, but a far cry from the record breaking recession that the bank of england was predicting six months ago. on thursday, the bank announced a major rethink of its forecasts, saying the uk will now avoid going into recession. but it warned that the battle to get soaring prices under control is taking much longer than expected. the bank also raised its main interest rate again by 0.25%, to 4.5%. that s the 12th rate rise in a row, and it puts the cost of borrowing here in the uk at a 15 year high. the bank is trying to take spending power out of the economy to stop prices rising so fast. inflation is currently running at over 10% a year. that s the highest rate in a0 years, and five times the bank s target of 2%. our economics editor faisal islam reports. red gr
the daughter of former prime minister thaksin shinawatra. the winning candidate, and their party will have to grapple with a slew of domestic issues including polarised politics and a slowing economy. for more on this, i spoke to syetarn hansakul of the economist intelligence unit, who told me thailand is slowly recovering from the pandemic. economic situation has improved from last year. it is in the middle of a cyclical rebound because coming out of the pandemic recession a bit later than others, but finally, after the country reopened in late 2022, the tourism sector, which has been a key part of the country s gdp, is recovering slowly. that is helping to improve jobs and income, and we are seeing the rebound unfolding. but having said that, there are plenty of structural issues that are hurting thailand s long term. competitiveness, and that is something the new government will need to look into and correct. given everything that you have described, what is your outlook
prime minister thaksin shinawatra. the winning candidate, and their party will have to grapple with a slew of domestic issues including polarised politics and a slowing economy. for more on this, i spoke to syetarn hansakul of the economist intelligence unit, who told me thailand is slowly recovering from the pandemic. economic situation has improved from last year. it is in the middle of a cyclical rebound because coming out of the pandemic recession a bit later than others, but finally, after the country reopened in late 2022, the tourism sector, which has been a key part of the country s gdp, is recovering slowly. that is helping to improve jobs and income, and we are seeing the rebound unfolding. but having said that, there are plenty of structural issues that are hurting thailand s long term competitiveness, and that is something the new government will need to look into and correct. what is your outlook for growth this year in thailand and next? the economy will proba
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